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Joseph Sirianni

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Joseph Sirianni
Country (sports)Australia
ResidenceBali,Indonesia
Born(1975-01-17)17 January 1975(age 49)
Melbourne, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$447,569
Singles
Career record7–14(ATP Tourlevel,Grand Slamlevel, andDavis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 138 (20 October 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2003)
French OpenQ2 (2008,2009)
WimbledonQ3 (2009)
US OpenQ1 (2000,2003,2007,2008,2009)
Doubles
Career record6–9(ATP Tourlevel,Grand Slamlevel, andDavis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 107 (23 November 2009)

Joseph Sirianni(born 17 January 1975) is a former Australiantennisplayer fromMelbourne,Victoria.Sirianni was born to father Joseph and mother Ida. Sirianni turned professional in 1996 and he plays right-handed. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of World Number 138 on 20 October 2008. Sirianni has participated in theAustralian Openon five occasions (1999,2000,2003,2008,2009).

Career

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1999–2003

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Sirianni earned a wildcard into the main draw of the1999 Australian OpenMen's Singles Draw.While he lost in the first round toMariano Zabaleta,the match went into a fifth set. Eventually, Zabaleta won 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2.

At the2000 Australian Open,Sirianni lost in the first round toFranco Squillari6–3, 6–2, 6–1.

His bestAustralian Openresult and firstATPmatch won came at the2003 Australian Open.In the first round, Sirianni defeatedMax Mirnyi6–4, 6–4, 6–3. He lost in the second round toMikhail Youzhny,who was the twenty-fifth seed, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3.

2008 Australian Open campaign

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Aged 32, Sirianni kicked off hisAustralian Opencampaign with the wildcard playoffs. The 16 player round-robin style tournament consisted of 4 groups. Sirianni was placed within the likes ofColin Ebelthite,Andrew CoelhoandGreg Jones.Sirianni topped the group without dropping a set, and he booked a semifinal match againstBrydan Klein.Sirianni continued his run with a 6–4, 6–3 win, seeing him through to the final againstAdam Feeney.Sirianni defeated Feeney 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, earning Sirianni a wildcard into the2008 Australian Open.Joe was drawn against Serbia'sJanko Tipsarevićin the first round of the2008 Australian Open.Tipsarevic ranked No.47 in theATP rankingswas roughly 100 places higher than Sirianni. Joe pushed the Serb to five sets but eventually lost 5–7 2–6 7–6(6) 6–0 0–6.

Sirianni's run in 2008 AO Series

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Sirianni also competed for a spot in the main draw of the2008 Next Generation Adelaide Internationalwildcard playoffs. Sirianni was seeded number two in the 8-player knockout-style tournament. Sirianni again defeated Andrew Coehlo and Greg Jones, thus qualifying for the final. Sirianni upsetAlun Jones,the top seed, 4–6, 6–3, [10–5], in a match tiebreak. Siranni therefore earned a wildcard to theAdelaidetournament. Prior to Adelaide, Sirianni had only won oneATPmatch when he entered the tournament. Sirianni was a regular on theChallenger tourwho had come off from back-to-back title wins inCaloundraandBrisbanewith 15 wins out of 16 matches. Sirianni's first round match was against Adelaide's fifth seed, who was the injured world number 30Radek Štěpánek.Sirianni led 7–6 (3), 4–3, before Stepanek retired. Taking his second ATP win, Joseph metSam Querreyin the second round, where Sirianni recorded a maiden ATP quarter final with a 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3 win. In the quarter-finals Sirianni met second seed and world No. 25Paul-Henri Mathieuof France. Joseph prevailed in a tight third set tie-break to win 1–6 6–1 7–6(6) and book a place in the semi-finals. Sirianni's fairytale run ended succumbing against Michaël Llodra 6–3, 7–6(8). However, Sirianni's efforts earned him a special entry to theMedibank Internationaland heralded the nickname 'Aussie Joe'. Sirianni was unable to continue his run, succumbing against qualifier Steve Darcis 1–6, 6–7(4).

After 2008 AO Series

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Sirianni raising his ranking maintaining around the 150 mark was able to make the cut for mostATPTournament Qualifying draws often being seeded. Playing in his first ATP main draw after the Australian Open Joe went through qualifying in the2008 Dubai Tennis Championships.Sirianni was inconsistent on the Challenger circuit and went through qualifying in the2008 Queen's Club Championships.He won his first round match against British wild cardAlex Bogdanović6–3 6–3.

2009 Australian Open

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Sirianni failed to qualify for the Singles event at the2009 Australian Open.In the Doubles event, he and partnerAndrew Coelhomade it through to Round 3.

Post-career

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In 2012, Sirianni joinedAna Ivanovic's team as a hitting partner.[1]

ATP titles

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Singles wins

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Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
ITF(Challengers / Futures) (6)
No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 26 October 1998 Melbourne,Victoria,Australia ITF Clay AustraliaToby Mitchell 6–2, 6–4
2. 19 November 2001 Australia ITF Hard AustraliaDavid McNamara 6–4, 6–2
3. 31 July 2006 Germany ITF Clay ArgentinaNicolás Todero 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
4. 21 August 2006 Netherlands ITF Clay NetherlandsRobin Haase 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
5. 19 November 2007 Caloundra,Queensland, Australia ITF Hard United StatesTodd Widom 7–6 (2), 7–6(7–5)
6. 26 November 2007 Brisbane,Queensland, Australia ITF Hard JapanGo Soeda 1–6, 6–0, 6–3

2008 Season schedule and results

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Tennis Schedule:

Melbourne's Joseph Sirianni finds his fans after an impressive win over Misha Sverev

References

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  1. ^tennishead feature | The Ana Ivanovic official websiteArchived3 December 2012 at theWayback Machine
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